Project Detail

Under the Bombs

Patrick Baz

Synopsis

Under the bombs, a woman searches for her son. A man accompanies her. They have nothing in common. Toni is Christian and dreams of leaving the country. Zeina is Shiite, and has emigrated to Dubai. Back in Lebanon to try and save her son, she realizes she doesn't want to leave anymore. Toni and Zeina fall in love each other, as a kind of response to the death striking all around them.

Details

Year: 2008
Type of project: Features
Running time: 98 mins
Director: Philippe Aractingi
Producer: Philippe Aractingi, Hervé Chabalier, François Cohen-Séat, Paul Raphaël
Screenwriter: Michel Léviant, Philippe Aractingi
Composer: Lazare Boghossian, René Aubry
Principal cast: Bshara Atallah, Rawia Elchab, Nada Abou Farhat, Georges Khabbaz

Genre

Action Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Art'Mell - Fantascope Productions

Capa Cinema - Starfield Productions

www.underthebombs.com

Sales Company

Memento Films

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Paris 75010
France

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